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‘EUROPEAN JOURNEY’ ON TAP AT NEXT AMERICAN WEST SYMPHONY CONCERTS

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The American West Symphony will take its audience on “A European Journey” at its next concerts on March 7 in Sandy’s Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and on March 14 in Libby Gardner Concert Hall.

Joel Rosenberg

Joining the orchestra and music director Joel Rosenberg will be pianist Lindsay Tarbet, who’ll be playing Chopin’s Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante.

“Lindsay is an undergraduate at the University of Utah and part of our piano affiliation with the U.,” said Rosenberg. “She’s a fine pianist and an inspiration for young aspiring pianists.”

The Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante is one of Chopin’s most popular works, and for good reason. “It’s very accessible and it just sparkles,” Rosenberg said.

Another French piece is on the program, Fêtes from Debussy’s Nocturnes. “This piece creates tremendous impetus,” Rosenberg said. “It’s amazing how Debussy crafts colors and uses the orchestra to great effect.”

This concert marks the first time that either piece has been played by the American West Symphony under Rosenberg’s direction.

One more French composer is represented on the program, Bizet. His first Carmen Suite will be played, a compilation of some of the best known pieces from the opera. “Some wonderful woodwind players will be spotlighted in this suite,” Rosenberg said. Featured will be flutist Tia Jaynes; oboist Robin Vorkink; clarinetist Cheryl Blackley; bassoonist Cathy Cribbs; as well as harpist Jessica Warren.

Rounding out the concert will be Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 in C major. “I love the Second,” Rosenberg said. “I don’t consider his four symphonies as great as the four by Brahms, but Schumann is underrated as a symphonic composer, and the Second is especially wonderful.”

  • CONCERT DETAILS
  • What: “A European Journey,” Lindsay Tarbet, piano, American West Symphony, Joel Rosenberg, conductor
  • Venue: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 8575 S. 700 East, Sandy
  • Time and Date: 8 p.m. March 7
  • Tickets: $10 general, $8 students, $5 youth (7-15 years of age), at the door
  • Web: www.americanwestsymphony.org
  • ALSO: Libby Gardner Concert Hall, University of Utah, 7:30 p.m. March 14, $10 general, $8 students, at the door, free for U. students.

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK IN MUSIC (MARCH 4-10, 2015)

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(Be sure to visit our monthly concert calendar by clicking on “Events Calendar.”)

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Baroque Ensemble, March 4, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF LOGAN, Dover Quartet, March 5, 7:30 p.m., Performance Hall, Utah State University, $24 general, $10 student (with ID), tickets may be purchased online or at the door, 435-797-8022, www.arts.usu.edu.

TAYLORSVILLE-SLCC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, “Concerto Night Concert,” Adam Larson, music director and conductor, March 5, 7:30 p.m., Taylorsville High School, 5225 Redwood Road, free.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly,” directed by Karen Bruestle, Weber State University Chamber Orchestra, Francisco De Galvez, conductor, Sarah Singer, soprano, in early 20th century Japan a naive young Geisha-wife steadfastly awaits the return of her American Naval officer, when she realizes he never intended to honor his marriage vows, Cio-Cio San chooses to die with honor rather than live in shame, sung in Italian with English supertitles, March 5-7, 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee also on March 7, Austad Auditorium, Val A. Browning Center for the Performing Arts, $10-$12, 800-978-8457, www.weberstatetickets.com.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, Group for New Music, March 5, 7:30 p.m., Madsen Recital Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, free.

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, “Heartsongs: Melodies of Love,” the Young Ambassadors 45th anniversary concert featuring Young American alumni from 45 years of world tours, in a fast paced revue about those moments in life when love touches us in unexpected ways, Randy Boothe, artistic director, March 5-7, 7:30 p.m., also a 2 p.m. matinee on March 7, de Jong Concert Hall, Harris Fine Arts Center, $8-$12 general, 801-422-4322, www.byuarts.com.

TEMPLE SQUARE PERFORMANCES, Logan Canyon Winds, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Assembly Hall, Temple Square, free.

UTAH SYMPHONY, Masterworks Series, “André Watts Plays Beethoven,” Hugh Wolff, conductor, the concert will feature Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, and Symphony No. 3, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, March 6-7, 8 p.m., Abravanel Hall, $18-$69 (tickets are $5 more on the day of the performance), see website or contact box office for information regarding student tickets, 801-355-2787, 888-451-2787, www.arttix.org, for further ticket information please call 801-533-6683, www.utahsymphony.org. Note: There will be a “Finishing Touches” final rehearsal performance on March 6, 10 a.m., $16.

COVEY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Vocal Point, March 6-7, 7:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. performances, Main Performance Hall, Covey Center for the Arts, 425 West Center Street, Provo, $14 general, $12 students/seniors, 801-852-7007, www.coveycenter.org.

OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN SYMPHONY, featuring One Voice Children’s Choir, with special guest conductor Ty Turley-Trejo, the concert will include classical music and show tunes, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Elk Ridge Middle School, 3659 W. 9800 South, March 7, 7:30, Bonneville Junior High, 5300 S. 1650 East, tickets for both concerts, $5 general (6 years and up), $20 (for a group of six), at the door with cash, check or credit card, or www.omsymphony.org.

WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY CULTURAL AFFAIRS, “3 Acts, 2 Dancers, 1 Talk Show Host,” Ira Glass has been working with Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass to invent a show that combines two art forms that, as Glass puts it, “have no business being together, dance and radio,” the result is a funny, lively and very talky evening of dance and stories, March 7, 7:30 p.m., Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, $30 general, $20 students, 801-626-7000, www.wsuculturalaffairs.org or www.weberstatetickets.com.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Guest Artist Concert, Steven Doane, cello, program includes Schumann’s Five Pieces in Folk Style, op. 102,  Bach’s Suite No. 4 for solo cello, and Barber’s Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 6, March 7, 5 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, in David Gardner Hall, free. Note: Steve Doane will be conducting a master class on March 6, 1-4 p.m., Dumke Recital Hall, and a technique/ergonomics class on March 7, 12 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall, both classes are free and open to the public.

AMERICAN WEST SYMPHONY, “A European Journey,” Joel Rosenberg, conductor, Lindsay Tarbet, piano, the concert will feature Bizet’s Carmen, Suite No. 1, Debussy’s Fetes (Festival), Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 in C major, op. 61, Chopin’s Andante Spianato and Grande polonaise brillante, March 7, 8 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 8600 South and 700 East, $10 general, $8 students, $5 youth (7-15 years of age), at the door, March 14, 7:30 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, University of Utah, $10 general, $8 students, free for U. students, www.americanwestsymphony.org.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Sundays@7 Faculty Spotlight, Jeffrey Price, piano, will be playing an all-Scriabin program, March 8, 7 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Guest Artist Recital, Dr. Chris Carrillo, trumpet, March 10, 4:10 p.m., Libby Gardner Concert Hall in David Gardner Hall, free.